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Kingman, Arizona has 1 accredited school offering recreation management programs, with tuition ranging from $9,748 to $27,411 per year for indexed programs. Kingman has a population of about 33,850. Median household income is $60,418 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 19.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In Arizona, the top-earning recreation management-related role is Lodging Manager at a median $77,670 annually (BLS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer recreation management programs near Kingman, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Kingman city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Kingman. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Source:Accreditor: Higher Learning CommissionIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Arizona schools on the Arizona recreation management page.
Kingman is part of the Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ metro area (BLS area code 29420). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Arizona statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment and Recreation Manager | $76,550 | AZ statewide | $81,350 |
| Recreation Worker | $34,660 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $36,833 |
| Lodging Manager | $77,670 | AZ statewide | $82,540 |
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 33,850 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $60,418 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 19.9% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 94.1 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
Our directory has 1 accredited schools offering recreation management programs near Kingman. The closest is University of Nevada-Las Vegas in Las Vegas, NV (88.0 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is University of Nevada-Las Vegas (88.0 miles). 1 of the highlighted schools is flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying recreation management-related roles near Kingman are: Lodging Manager ($77,670), Entertainment and Recreation Manager ($76,550), Recreation Worker ($34,660). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Arizona statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Bullhead City, AZ is 30.6 miles from Kingman and has its own set of local recreation management programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Kingman’s median household income of $60,418 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Kingman while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Arizona public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Kingman:
Data verified: August 11, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
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